Our March ARTA meeting featured a presentation by Penelope Roberts on At Home in Alexandria, an organization established to help seniors remain safe and independent in their own homes as they get older. For a reasonable annual membership fee, participants can get volunteer assistance in a variety of ways - transportation, small repairs, grocery shopping, technological needs, etc.

At Home in Alexandria is part of a movement growing in popularity across the nation - Village to Village Network. If you are interested in services like this, but don't live in Alexandria, there are other "villages" in operation in our area and across the country. You can search the Village to Village Network website to see if you have access to this program, or for information about initiating a program like this where you live.

These organizations are also in need of volunteers with a variety of skills and interests. Contact your local organization if you would like to participate or donate.